Vibewire Hack for Financial Inclusion #Hack4FI

VIBEWIRE'S #HACK4FI BRINGS AUSTRALIA'S LEADING TECHNOLOGY, engineering and social impact students, social entrepreneurs and startups together to tackle the challenges of FINANCIAL EXCLUSION. Into this mix, we bring: * Leading experts in the field of financial abuse * People with the shared or lived experience of financial exclusion * Local and international leaders seeking to address the myriad challenges that face those dealing with financial exclusion. This is your chance to make a real difference to the lives of real people. We are looking for Hackers, Hipsters, Hustlers and Humanitarians.  PRIZES The prizes will help extend your project well beyond the weekend.  1ST + $1,500 in cash + 3 months co-working space at VIBEWIRE FOR UP TO 6 MEMBERS (valued at $3000) 2ND + Academy Xi $1,500 (Part time or Full time course credit for the team to share or for one person) + Google Home Mini 3RD + $50 JBHIFI voucher X 5 + Google Chromecast  THANKS TO OUR PROUD SPONSORS AND PARTNERS: FAQS HOW CAN I CONTACT THE ORGANISER WITH ANY QUESTIONS? Email us at info@vibewire.org WHAT IF I DON'T HAVE A TEAM? We will find you a team to join on the night of the 25th or on Saturday morning. WHAT ARE THE THEMES? HOW CAN I PREPARE? We are working with our sponsors and partners to finalise the themes at present. Please see our event Hack Pack here: https://vibewire.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Hack4FI-Event-Pack.pdf [https://vibewire.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Hack4FI-Event-Pack.pdf] WHAT ABOUT DATA? Our partners, Minerva Collective and Frollo will be running a meetup event on Monday the 21st of May, to help you look through the data provided / source new data, and brainstorm themes, challenges and ideas. Registration and details here [https://www.meetup.com/The-Minerva-Collective/events/250401027/].  WILL THE EVENT RUN FOR THE WHOLE WEEKEND? While you can work the whole weekend, our hackathon venue is only available until Saturday evening and will re-open on Sunday morning. Details will be in the HackPack.